Ede, Osun in a fresh crisis over location of factory
The youths from Ede had
staged a peaceful protest at the venue of the inauguration of the factory,
demanding that the place, popularly called Abere, Osogbo, should henceforth be
called Abere, Ede.
The controversy is over the
ownership of the area, where the Omoluwabi Garment Factory, inaugurated by
Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Monday, is located.
But Aregbesola, in his speech, said there would be no erection
of any signpost of “Welcome to Ede” because it was unnecessary. He therefore advised
the monarch against instructing his subjects to cause violence, saying every
leader should promote peace and harmony
The governor said, “Your statement is simply tendentious and
inciting. Nobody can challenge your authority. Don’t let us promote antagonism.
We are the same people with same language and culture. We must not allow
anything to disunite us”.
“If
whatever I have said annoyed you (kabiyesi), please forgive me. But my concern
is for the development of the state, and we are passionate about this.”
Following
the comments of the Timi of Edeland, youths from Osogbo, under the aegis of
Coalition of Osogbo Youth Organisation, denied the claim of the Ede people,
saying the land on which the factory was built belonged to Osogbo.
The
leader of the youths, Mr. Waheed Adediran, said land dispute started
between Osogbo and Ede in 1879 and the dispute was settled by the then Baale of
Ibadan, after which trees were planted to demarcate the boundary between the
two towns.
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